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CHINA: 5TH NATIONAL CENSUS UNDER WAY (2)
Mandarin/Nat
China's fifth national census, already under way in the remotest parts of the country, is a statistician's dream.
Six (m) million census takers, who will delve into issues as personal as whether families cook with gas...
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EGYPT: EGYPTOLOGISTS CONFERENCE OPENS
Cairo, Egypt 28 Mar, 2000 and File
1. Wide shot of conference venue
2. Close up of conference sign
3. SOUNDBITE (French)
3. Interior wide shot, pan to audience
4. Close up of speaker on platform
5. Cut away of audience
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Federal Reserve chair testifies on economy at Capitol Hill
1. Alan Greenspan, US Federal Reserve chairman, in hearing
2. Back view of Greenspan testifying
3. Close-up Greenspan
4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Alan Greenspan, US Federal Reserve chairman:
"I fear that we may have already committed more...
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Dad blogs gain following in Canada
Ricky Shetty started blogging soon after his 14 month-old daughter Rianne was born.
To date, Shetty has posted over 500 entries on his blog, daddyblogger.ca
He writes online nearly every day, sharing his insights about fatherhood with...
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INDIA: POPULATION SURPASSES ONE BILLION
Hindi/Nat
India's population has surpassed one (b) billion with Thursday's birth of a baby girl in a New Delhi hospital, according to a statistical estimate by the government and the United Nations.
The baby, Astha, was born to parents...
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WRAP Presser as G8 leaders meet on global warming, family photo
1. German Environment Minister Gabriel and UNEP Executive Director Achim Steiner arriving at news conference
2. Cutaway cameraman
3. Wide of news conference
4. SOUNDBITE: (German) Sigmar Gabriel, German environment minister
"The...
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+4:3 Michelle Obama, Ann Romney play important role as their husbands hit campaign trail
Democratic President Barack Obama and his Republican challenger Mitt Romney have been campaigning throughout the United States, vying for votes.
But for many Americans, electing the president is about more than just politics, it's also...
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Syrian refugees sliding into abject poverty at 'alarming rate,' says UNHCR
Syrian refugees in Jordan are sliding into poverty at an "alarming rate," according to the UN's refugee agency.
The UNHCR says two-thirds of refugees outside camps have around three dollars a day to live on.
It's one of the stark...
Bloomberg
Is the Recession Warning Warranted?
April 25 -- Dan Alpert, Westwood Capital managing partner, and Neil Dutta, Renaissance Macro Research's head of U.S. economics, debate the possibility of a U.S. recession on "What'd You Miss?"
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Ageing population causing concerns over who cares for the elderly
Zhang Zefang, with her thin bent frame and withered face, does not look like the vindictive matriarch many take her to be, after she sued her own children for not looking after her.
The 94-year-old lives in the quiet village of Fusheng...
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Campaigners use world toilet day to call for better sanitation with giant toilet shaped cake
A low-cost sanitation campaign group in India marked World Toilet Day on Tuesday by cutting a cake made in the shape of an Indian-style toilet.
Bindeshwar Pathak, founder of Sulabh International cut the specially made 250 kilogramme (550...
Bloomberg
Japanese Stocks Fall as Yen Strengthens
March 30 -- Japanese stocks fell, paring the Topix index’s first monthly advance since November, as the yen strengthened after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen voiced caution on raising U.S. interest rates given the risks to world...
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China's bulging population at threat from heart disease
China's increasingly bulging bellies are at threat from cardiovascular diseases and heart attacks, according to The Lancet.
12% of the population in China is obese according to China Centre for Disease Control and Prevention.
Research...
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Forest Whitaker hosts press conference at the World Humanitarian Summit
FOREST WHITAKER'S HUMANITARIAN INITIATIVEWorld leaders and high-level representatives held a series of roundtable meetings Monday (23 MAY 2016) in Istanbul during the World Humanitarian Summit - a U.N. sponsored gathering aimed at...
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A restaurant revolution breathes new life into Chinatown
US CHINATOWN FOODSOURCE: AP HORIZONS, LIFESTYLE, HEALTH AND TECHNOLOGY RESTRICTIONS: HORIZONS CLIENTS AND AP LIFESTYLE, HEALTH AND TECHNOLOGY CLIENTS ONLYLENGTH: 6:16SHOTLIST:AP TelevisionLos Angeles, California - 1 June 20161. Wide of...
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Wealthy UAE family launches Arab world's biggest educational trust
LEAD IN: A multi-billionaire UAE family has launched the Arab world's largest educational trust.The Abdulla Al Ghurair Foundation for Education will fund thousands of scholarships to the tune of 1.14 billion US dollars.STORY-LINE:With a...
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New technology - melting and freezing your way to beauty
UK: BEAUTY LEAD IN:The development of increasingly sophisticated technology means we can now heat and freeze our way to looking fresher and more youthful and even get rid of that extra chin fat.Beauty device companies are expanding as...
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A restaurant revolution breathes new life into Chinatown
US CHINATOWN FOODSOURCE: AP HORIZONS, LIFESTYLE, HEALTH AND TECHNOLOGY RESTRICTIONS: HORIZONS CLIENTS AND AP LIFESTYLE, HEALTH AND TECHNOLOGY CLIENTS ONLYLENGTH: 6:16SHOTLIST:AP TelevisionLos Angeles, California - 1 June 20161. Wide of...
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Census shows 1 in 6 Americans of Hispanic descent, demo
Atlanta, Georgia - 24 March 2011
1. Wide pan of crowd of protesters chanting at rally
2. Mid of crowd chanting
3. Wide pan of large mass of protesters
4. Pan from Georgia state capital to protesters
5. Wide of Javier Mendez and...
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Amman is most expensive city in MidEast
LEAD IN: Amman lacks the glamour of Dubai, the history of Cairo, and the nightlife of Beirut - but it does have the curious accolade of most expensive city in the Middle East.STORY-LINE: In a survey conducted this year by the Economist...
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Medics aim to reduce deaths of women and babies
LEAD IN:Medical experts in Sudan are working to lower the number of deaths in pregnant women, new mothers and their babies.The death rate for these women and the infants is significantly higher than the world average.STORY LINE:A tiny...
Bloomberg
Bell: Japan Economy Needs Reforms to Avoid 'Bad Place'
Dec.22 -- Michael Bell, global market strategist at JPMorgan Asset Management, examines incentives for companies proposed by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in the fiscal 2017 budget and looks at the possible next steps for the Bank...
Bloomberg
Kasman: Hard to Argue for Sustained U.S. Growth Near 3%
Jan.23 -- In today's "Single Best Chart," Bloomberg's Tom Keene and Francine Lacqua display U.S. nominal GDP going back to 1996. They speak with Bruce Kasman, chief economist at JPMorgan, on "Bloomberg Surveillance."